CALP test study terminology and guide
questions and answers
Spelling Theme Song: (V)(C)=VCe (w/a macron) ✔✔When we hear a long
vowel sound before a consonant sound to close the syllable, we spell that
pattern of sounds Vowel Consonant e. Slash the silent e, code the vowel
with a macron.
1st column: lip puffer p,b; tongue tappers t,d; back kickers k,g; fat puffs ?,?
✔✔ch, j
2nd column: lip chillers f,v; tongue chillers th,th; thin streams ?,?; fat
streams sh,zh ✔✔s,z
Kicking air (k)(w); breezy air (?)(?) ✔✔(h)(w)
Front nasal (m), middle nasal (n), back nasal (ng);
Round air (w), panting air (h), gliding air (?);
Front curcler (l), side curler (r) ✔✔(y)
Bossy R (e)(r); Bossy R (a)(r); Bossy R (?)(?) ✔✔(o)(r)
4-Part Processing Model--What are the 4 parts? ✔✔1. Context processor
,2. Meaning processor
3. Phonological processor
4. Orthographic processor
Which part of the 4-part processing system controls speech sound system?
✔✔Phonological processor which includes language input and language
output
Which part of the 4-part processing systems is used for memory of letters?
✔✔Orthographic processor which includes reading input and writing output
Which part of the 4-part processing system is used for vocabulary?
✔✔Meaning processor
What two parts of the 4-part processing system processes phonics?
✔✔Phonological and Orthographic processor
What influences a letter sound? ✔✔Accent, Adjacent letters, Position of the
letter
On the Four-Processing Model, which processor does the job of processing
Text Structure? ✔✔Context Processor
On the Four-part processing model, which processor is responsible for
Language Input and Language Output? ✔✔Phonological Processor
,On the Four-Part Processing Model, which processor is responsible for
Reading Input and Writing Output? ✔✔Orthographic Processor
What are 3 early phonological awareness skills that are crucial in learning
to read? ✔✔Syllables, Alliteration, Onset-rime
What are 2 basic phonological awareness skills that are crucial in learning
to read? ✔✔Phoneme Blending and Segmentation
What are 3 ADVANCED phonological awareness skills that are crucial in
learning to read? ✔✔Phoneme Deletion
Phoneme Substitution
Phoneme Reversal
Hyperlexic ✔✔When children can decode accurately but without
comprehension
What does OWL stand for and what are the characteristics according to the
Simple View of Reading? ✔✔-Oral & Written Language Disability
-Characterized by Poor Decoding and Poor Listening Comprehension
-Located in the bottom left of the quadrant (See EBLL binder)
, What does SWRD stand for and what are the characteristics according to
the Simple View of Reading? And, what is another name or characteristic of
a student with SWRD? ✔✔-Specific Word Reading Difficulties
-Characterized by Poor Decoding but Adequate or Good Listening
Comprehension
-Located in the Upper Left of the quadrant (See EBLL binder)
-Dyslexia is often termed or characterized as having a SWRD
Combination ar in an accented syllable is pronounced /ar/ as in car. How is
combination ar pronounced when it is UNaccented? Give an example
✔✔When combination ar is in an UNaccented syllable, it is pronouned /er/
as in "dollar".2 Biggest Predictors of Reading Success ✔✔P.A. & Letter
Naming
Greek, Latin, Anglo-Saxon ✔✔3 Layers of English language
Greek
11% of English words ✔✔Specialized words used mostly in science,
combining forms compounded atmosphere, thermometer, chromosomes,
microscope, physiology
-Closed: graph, gram
-Open: photo, micro
-ph for /f/
-ch for /k/
-y for /short i/
questions and answers
Spelling Theme Song: (V)(C)=VCe (w/a macron) ✔✔When we hear a long
vowel sound before a consonant sound to close the syllable, we spell that
pattern of sounds Vowel Consonant e. Slash the silent e, code the vowel
with a macron.
1st column: lip puffer p,b; tongue tappers t,d; back kickers k,g; fat puffs ?,?
✔✔ch, j
2nd column: lip chillers f,v; tongue chillers th,th; thin streams ?,?; fat
streams sh,zh ✔✔s,z
Kicking air (k)(w); breezy air (?)(?) ✔✔(h)(w)
Front nasal (m), middle nasal (n), back nasal (ng);
Round air (w), panting air (h), gliding air (?);
Front curcler (l), side curler (r) ✔✔(y)
Bossy R (e)(r); Bossy R (a)(r); Bossy R (?)(?) ✔✔(o)(r)
4-Part Processing Model--What are the 4 parts? ✔✔1. Context processor
,2. Meaning processor
3. Phonological processor
4. Orthographic processor
Which part of the 4-part processing system controls speech sound system?
✔✔Phonological processor which includes language input and language
output
Which part of the 4-part processing systems is used for memory of letters?
✔✔Orthographic processor which includes reading input and writing output
Which part of the 4-part processing system is used for vocabulary?
✔✔Meaning processor
What two parts of the 4-part processing system processes phonics?
✔✔Phonological and Orthographic processor
What influences a letter sound? ✔✔Accent, Adjacent letters, Position of the
letter
On the Four-Processing Model, which processor does the job of processing
Text Structure? ✔✔Context Processor
On the Four-part processing model, which processor is responsible for
Language Input and Language Output? ✔✔Phonological Processor
,On the Four-Part Processing Model, which processor is responsible for
Reading Input and Writing Output? ✔✔Orthographic Processor
What are 3 early phonological awareness skills that are crucial in learning
to read? ✔✔Syllables, Alliteration, Onset-rime
What are 2 basic phonological awareness skills that are crucial in learning
to read? ✔✔Phoneme Blending and Segmentation
What are 3 ADVANCED phonological awareness skills that are crucial in
learning to read? ✔✔Phoneme Deletion
Phoneme Substitution
Phoneme Reversal
Hyperlexic ✔✔When children can decode accurately but without
comprehension
What does OWL stand for and what are the characteristics according to the
Simple View of Reading? ✔✔-Oral & Written Language Disability
-Characterized by Poor Decoding and Poor Listening Comprehension
-Located in the bottom left of the quadrant (See EBLL binder)
, What does SWRD stand for and what are the characteristics according to
the Simple View of Reading? And, what is another name or characteristic of
a student with SWRD? ✔✔-Specific Word Reading Difficulties
-Characterized by Poor Decoding but Adequate or Good Listening
Comprehension
-Located in the Upper Left of the quadrant (See EBLL binder)
-Dyslexia is often termed or characterized as having a SWRD
Combination ar in an accented syllable is pronounced /ar/ as in car. How is
combination ar pronounced when it is UNaccented? Give an example
✔✔When combination ar is in an UNaccented syllable, it is pronouned /er/
as in "dollar".2 Biggest Predictors of Reading Success ✔✔P.A. & Letter
Naming
Greek, Latin, Anglo-Saxon ✔✔3 Layers of English language
Greek
11% of English words ✔✔Specialized words used mostly in science,
combining forms compounded atmosphere, thermometer, chromosomes,
microscope, physiology
-Closed: graph, gram
-Open: photo, micro
-ph for /f/
-ch for /k/
-y for /short i/
